SOC 29-2072 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Medical Records Specialists Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for medical records specialists in Crestview, Florida is $53,680 a year ($25.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,380: half of the 120 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($57,754).

$53,680average per year

$25.81 / hourMedian $48,380Take-home ≈ $45,312

  • $38K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

120people in this job
-7%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 22Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Medical Records Specialists pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,900 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,400 or more. The middle half of medical records specialists in Crestview earn between $41,660 and $61,410.

  • $38K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,680$4,473$25.81
Median$48,380$4,032$23.26
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,660$3,472$20.03
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,410$5,118$29.52

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Medical Records Specialists salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $53,680, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $45,312 a year, or $3,776 a month and $1,743 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Crestview a good place for medical records specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Crestview area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.0), so the average $53,680 buys what about $55,323 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 8.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Medical Records Specialists salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 8th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Gainesville pays the most ($56,880).

All Medical Records Specialists salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for medical records specialists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($97,430).

Medical Records Specialists salary by city

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Medical Records Specialists salary in Crestview: questions

How much do medical records specialists make an hour in Crestview?

$25.81 an hour on average, and $23.26 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level medical records specialists salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,900 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,660, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the medical records specialists take-home pay in Crestview?

About $45,312 a year ($3,776 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,680. Florida has no state income tax.

Do medical records specialists earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($57,754).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-2072; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).

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